“Haha, you still think you're some high and mighty princess? Now that it’s come to this, we will kill you today!” the black-clad figures jeered as they swung their weapons.

In an instant, one of them pierced the middle-aged man who had been protecting Renee, driving the weapon straight through his ribs. The man collapsed to the ground, and his blood dyed the ground beneath him red. It was a gruesome sight.

Renee hadn’t expected that her last remaining ally would also fall. Despair filled her eyes. She was merely at the early Divine Stage, while some of the pursuers were reaching the later Divine Stage.

The hopelessness weighed heavily on her. Her gaze turned cold, and she spoke through gritted teeth, “You’ll pay for this. You know who I am, and those behind me will never let you get away with this.”

With that, she turned and fled. She knew that any hesitation would mean her death.

“Haha! Where do you think you’re going? You’ll die here in this desert, and no one will know we kille